Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-26
STILL THE FLOOD.
No Marked Change In the
Condition Ofthe River
Here.
A Fall Of Thee Feet at Bismarck
and . Rise at Lee Beau.
Occupants of the Jim River
Region Report all the Water
They Can stand.
AT YANKToN,

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AT HAMILTON.
There has been Id marked change in
The river OF this point to-day, the food
remaining nearly stationary. Some Of
Inc watchers say it has fallen slightly
md others report q email rise. II is now
Just high enough to slopl. over badly
9 little additional water. Parties
from the bottoms Just below the Jim
this afternoon say they have all the
water they can stand and little more rise
will drive them to high ground. The
ground is wet in all the lower spots. they
say and is slowly encroaohing on the
poinss. The fact, as near as We
can get ct it, is that there has been a
fall Of six inches at Yankton and o rise
below the Jun. There was some running
ice-in the river here to-day.
The Milwaukee washout. has increased
80 that trains Gan now 20 nc farther east
than Vermillion and can come no farther
west than Elk Point. This shows an in
crease in the food below Yermillion, as
yesterdays train ran as far as Burbank.
LATER FROM BELOW.
A singular freak OF the RIVER is given
this afternoon. Between Gayville and
Mecklings OF q point where there has
been no cause to expect an overflow. a
strong current suddenly set in from
the river and speedily washed out about
twenty feet OF Milwaukee railroad track
and road bed. This current is following
tho road bed down towards the VermIl.
lion riverand o considerable aow Of water
has already been developed. The pass
enger train which went from Yankton to
the Vermilsion washout this morning is
caught between the two washoutB and is
there to stay until the food subsidies.
This is farther evidence of a rising river
below Yankton and whas is strange
about the performance is that the rise
seems to baok mp from below. Yester-
day morning 1t overaowed between Elk
Point and Burbank, last night between
Burbank and VermtIlion and this after.
noon between Meokling and Gay vile,
each fresh overflow baing many
miles mp the river from the previous
overflow. This forenoon and during last
night the river was slowly falling at
Yankton and since noon it has been at !
stand here If there was ice in the river
the backward fow OF the rise would be
attributed to . gorge, bat the river is
clear, or nearly so, and has been for
several days.
UP RIVER CONDITIONS /.
A fall Of three feet is chronicled at
Bismarck. TIE gorge there has not let
go, but is slowly wearing away and go-
ing out in pieces. This lets the water
over the breaks and -diminiahes the flood
above the gorge. Should this continue
We will get the water gradually and 8
sudden overflow will be obviated.
At Lie Bean q rise is reported. Grand
river. twenty-five miles above Lie Beau,
has broken and is pouring q food into
the Missouri. This probably caused Che
rlse reported ct the latter point. LIE
Beau is located nearly opposite the
mouth of Moreau river and 10 about 45O
miles above Yankton, by river.
At La Grace. which is in Campbell
county, some sixty miles above LIE Beau,
and above the mouth OF Grand river,
the food il yet heavy and settlers have
been driven to the high lands.
II is not probable that there has been
any decided rise in the river above to-
day. Corresponds nts at Springfield,
Chamberlain and Pierre have been asked
to notify the Press and Dakotaisn BY
telegraph whenever any important
change takes ssiaoe.
LATEsT B Up IvRR.
Bismarck, MarGh 25-The rsser has
fallen three feet in the last twenty-four
hours. Men are nov at work repairing
the Northern Pacifc track between Man
dan and tbs bridge. It is expected that
the trains will GROSS Monday. The
gorge. is still firm bat the water is work.
ing Its way ont oyer the banks. The
Northern Pacific is transferring its pas
sengers with a boat with o capacity of
800. The transfer makes a delay Of 80
minutes.
Bowdle. Marck 25-Some parties Just
in from La Grace report considerable
damage to property by high water be-
low that place. Saturday night the
water began rising, and droYe the people
from the bottoms to the bluffs. 1t swept
away several head OF cattle and horses.
While renewing his effects, the house Of
William Look caught Ere and burned to
the ground, destroying all the contents.
A man named Kirkland Was cut OF from
reaching the bluffs and drowned. Skin.
nef's and Wilkins ranches arc flooded
several feet deep. At Reighta3t Barthold
Olson was compelled to stay or the roof
OF his house during the blizzard OF Satur.
day night, but was rescued by the neigh
bors the next day.
The stage driver from LIE Bean reports
the water still rising at that point yester. |
day. The lower portion OF the town is |
Hooded, and more danger is apprehended
when the gorge at Bismarck breaks and |
b Hood reaches the towns west Of here. |
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